🇺🇸 U.S. Tariff Hikes on Chinese Imports – April 2025 Update

🚗 Electric Vehicles (EVs):

100% tariff effective in two weeks.

🔋 EV Batteries:

25% tariff starts in two weeks.

💻 Semiconductors:

50% tariff to begin later in 2025.

🔋 Non-EV Lithium-ion Batteries:

25% tariff effective January 2026.

☀️ Solar Cells:

Tariff increases scheduled for later this month.

⚓ Ship-to-Shore Cranes:

25% tariff introduced this year, with exceptions for orders placed before mid-May and delivered by May 2026.

😷 Medical Face Masks:

Tariffs raised to 50%, delayed until 2026 to ease supply transition.

🧤 Medical Gloves:

Additional duties imposed (details pending).

🪟 Solar Wafers & Polysilicon:

Tariffs doubled from 25% to 50%.

⚙️ Tungsten Products:

New 25% tariff implemented.

🎯 Objectives Behind the Tariffs:

Address alleged unfair trade practices by China

Protect U.S. industries and workers from underpriced imports

Boost domestic manufacturing in strategic sectors

🇨🇳 China’s Response:

Denounced the tariffs as irrational and harmful to global trade

Imposed retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods

Rejected trade talks without mutual respect and equality

📈 Economic Impact:

~$18 billion in Chinese imports affected

Likely product delays and rising costs for U.S. businesses

Supply chain risks and heightened market volatility

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